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Logs of Test Holes

The logs of 117 test holes drilled and augered by the U.S. Geological Survey and the State Geological Survey and three test holes drilled by O. S. Fent are given on the following pages.

T. 14 S. || T. 15 S. || T. 16 S. || T. 17 S.

14-8W-88add--Sample log of test hole in the SE SE NE sec. 18, T. 14 S., R. 8 W., west side of road, 29 feet north of 1/2-mile line; drilled September 2, 1964. Altitude of land surface, 1,759 feet. Thickness,
feet
Depth,
feet
Quaternary System
Pleistocene Series
Recent and Wisconsinan Stages
Eolian deposits
Silt, dark-grayish-brown55
Cretaceous System
Upper Cretaceous Series
Colorado Group
Greenhorn Limestone
Chalk, dark-yellowish-orange; intermittent limestone beds1419
Chalk, dark-gray; some bentonite seams2847
Graneros Shale
Shale, clayey, dark-gray350

14-8W-21abb--Sample log of test hole in the NW NW NE sec. 21, T. 14 S., R. 8 W., south side of road, 44 feet east of 1/2-mile line; drilled September 2, 1961. Altitude of land surface, 1,741 feet. Thickness,
feet
Depth,
feet
Quaternary System
Pleistocene Series
Recent and Wisconsinan Stages
Eolian deposits
Silt, medium-light-brown; contains some caliche77
Cretaceous System
Upper Cretaceous Series
Colorado Group
Greenhorn Limestone
Chalk, yellowish-orange in upper part, dark-gray in lower part, some bentonite2734
Graneros Shale
Shale, clayey, dark-gray640

14-9W-4ccc--Sample log of test hole in the SW cor. sec. 4, T. 14 S., R. 9 W., east side of road, 100 feet north of intersection; drilled September 1, 1961. Altitude of land surface, 1,764 feet. Thickness,
feet
Depth,
feet
Quaternary System
Pleistocene Series
Recent and Wisconsinan Stages
Eolian deposits
Silt, dark-grayish-brown55
Cretaceous System
Upper Cretaceous Series
Colorado Group
Greenhorn Limestone
Chalk, yellowish-orange; contains thin bentonite seams4550
Chalk, dark-gray, some bentonite seams55105
Graneros Shale
Shale, grayish-black, noncalcareous5110

14-9W-12ccc--Sample log of test hole in the SW cor. sec. 12, T. 14 S., R. 9 W., east side of road, 82 feet north of center of road; drilled September 2, 1961. Altitude of land surface, 1,758 feet. Thickness,
feet
Depth,
feet
Quaternary System
Pleistocene Series
Recent and Wisconsinan Stages
Eolian deposits
Silt, dark-grayish-brown55
Cretaceous System
Upper Cretaceous Series
Colorado Group
Greenhorn Limestone
Limestone, chalky, light-yellowish-orange in upper part, dark-gray in lower part2530
Chalk, dark-gray, several thin bentonite seams4171
Graneros Shale
Shale, clayey, dark-gray, noncalcareous980

14-9W-17aaa--Sample log of test hole in the NE cor. sec. 17, T. 14 S., R. 9 W., south side of road, 45 feet west of intersection; augered June 13, 1961. Altitude of land surface, 1,764 feet; dry hole. Thickness,
feet
Depth,
feet
Quaternary System
Pleistocene Series
Recent and Wisconsinan Stages
Eolian deposits
Silt, sandy, light-brown55
Cretaceous System
Upper Cretaceous Series
Colorado Group
Greenhorn Limestone
Chalk, light-yellowish-gray510

14-9W-17baa--Sample log of test hole in the NE NE NW sec. 17, T. 14 S., R. 9 W., south side of road at "2-mile line; augered June 13, 1961. Altitude of land surface, 1,736 feet; dry hole. Thickness,
feet
Depth,
feet
Quaternary System
Pleistocene Series
Recent and Wisconsinan Stages
Eolian deposits
Silt, clayey, dark-brownish-gray55
Cretaceous System
Upper Cretaceous Series
Colorado Group
Greenhorn Limestone
Chalk, light-yellowish-brown38

14-9W-17bbb--Sample log of test hole in the NW cor. sec. 17, T. 14 S., R. 9 W., south side of road, 114 feet east of intersection; drilled August 29, 1961. Altitude of land surface, 1,689 feet. Thickness,
feet
Depth,
feet
Quaternary System
Pleistocene Series
Recent and Wisconsinan Stages
Eolian deposits
Silt, clayey, dark-brown55
Kansan Stage
Sappa and Grand Island Formations
Silt, clayey, medium-light-brown; contains some caliche in lower part2328
Sand, medium to very coarse; contains some gravel in lower part2553
Cretaceous System
Upper Cretaceous Series
Colorado Group
Graneros Shale
Shale, clayey, dark-gray; contains thin yellowish-orange sandstone streaks760

14-9W-18abb--Sample log of test hole in the NW NW NE sec. 18, T. 14 S., R. 9 W., south side of road at 1/2-mile line; augered August 29, 1961. Altitude of land surface, 1,676 feet. Thickness,
feet
Depth,
feet
Quaternary System
Pleistocene Series
Recent and Wisconsinan Stages
Eolian deposits
Silt, clayey, dark-grayish-brown55
Kansan Stage
Sappa and Grand Island Formations
Silt, medium-light-brown4045
Sand, fine to coarse; contains fine gravel in middle part2166
Cretaceous System
Lower Cretaceous Series
Dakota Formation
Clay, light-gray, some brown mottling470

14-9W-18bbb--Sample log of test hole in the NW cor. sec. 18, T. 14 S., R. 9 W., east side of road, 105 feet south of intersection; augered August 29, 1961. Altitude of land surface, 1,671 feet. Thickness,
feet
Depth,
feet
Quaternary System
Pleistocene Series
Recent and Wisconsinan Stages
Eolian deposits
Silt, dark-grayish-brown44
Kansan Stage
Sappa and Grand Island Formations
Silt, light-brown; contains some fine sand3640
Silt, light-brown, grading downward to silty sand1050
Sand, fine to medium in upper part, grading downward to coarse sand and some fine gravel1060
Gravel, fine, and coarse sand in upper part, grading downward to coarse gravel, cemented in lower part969
Cretaceous System
Lower Cretaceous Series
Dakota Formation
Clay, medium- to light-gray776

14-9W-23bbb--Sample log of test hole in the NW cor. sec. 23, T. 14 S., R. 9 W., east side of road, 50 feet south of intersection; augered June 16, 1961. Altitude of land surface, 1,704 feet; dry hole. Thickness,
feet
Depth,
feet
Quaternary System
Pleistocene Series
Recent and Wisconsinan Stages
Eolian deposits
Silt, dark-grayish-brown22
Silt, brown; contains caliche nodules46
Cretaceous System
Upper Cretaceous Series
Colorado Group
Greenhorn Limestone
Chalk, yellowish-orange39

14-9W-23bcc--Sample log of test hole in the SW SW NW sec. 23, T. 14 S., R. 9 W., east side of road at ',2-mile line; augered June 16, 1961. Altitude of land surface, 1,685 feet. Thickness,
feet
Depth,
feet
Quaternary System
Pleistocene Series
Nebraskan Stage
Fullerton and Holdrege Formations
Silt, dark-grayish-brown55
Silt, medium-brown510
Silt, light-brown; contains some caliche1020
Silt, light-brown2141
Silt, yellowish-brown; contains some fine to coarse gravel344
Cretaceous System
Lower Cretaceous Series
Dakota Formation
Clay, yellowish-orange448
Clay, medium-light-gray553

14-9W-26bcc--Sample log of test hole in the SW SW NW sec. 26, T. 14 S., R. 9 W., east side of road at "2-mile line; augered Tune 16, 1961. Altitude of land surface, 1,668 feet; dry hole. Thickness,
feet
Depth,
feet
Quaternary System
Pleistocene Series
Nebraskan Stage
Fullerton and Holdrege Formations
Silt, clayey, dark-grayish-brown55
Sand, medium49
Sand, coarse to very coarse; contains much caliche312
Sand, coarse315
Cretaceous System
Lower Cretaceous Series
Dakota Formation
Clay, light-gray419
Clay, medium-gray524

14-9W-31bab--Sample log of test hole in the NW NE NW sec. 31, T. 14 S., R. 9 W., edge of field, 0.35 mile east of section corner; augered June 22, 1961. Altitude of land surface, 1,660 feet. Thickness,
feet
Depth,
feet
Cretaceous System
Upper Cretaceous Series
Colorado Group
Graneros Shale
Shale, weathered, clayey and silty, light-gray to grayish-brown, some yellowish-orange mottling1515
Lower Cretaceous Series
Dakota Formation
Siltstone, light-gray and dark-yellowish-orange; contains some fine sand419

14-9W-31bbb--Sample log of test hole in the NW cor. sec. 31, T. 14 S., R. 9 W., east side of road, 100 feet south of intersection; augered June 14, l~61. Altitude of land surface, 1,684 feet. Thickness,
feet
Depth,
feet
Quaternary System
Pleistocene Series
Recent and Wisconsinan Stages
Eolian deposits
Silt, clayey, dark-grayish-brown44
Cretaceous System
Upper Cretaceous Series
Colorado Group
Graneros Shale
Shale, weathered, clayey, dark-gray26
Shale, weathered, clayey, light-brown and medium-gray; some reddish-brown staining410
Shale, medium-gray, and some yellow streaks717

14-9W-32baa--Sample log of test hole in the NE NE NW sec. 32, T. 14 S., R. 9 W., center of road at "2-mile line; augered June 22, 1961. Altitude of land surface, 1,646 feet. Thickness,
feet
Depth,
feet
Quaternary System
Pleistocene Series
Recent and Wisconsinan Stages
Eolian deposits
Silt, clayey, dark-grayish-brown44
Kansan Stage
Sappa and Grand Island Formations
Silt, light-brown; contains some fine sand in lower part2024
Sand, fine to coarse; contains silt in lower part1741
Cretaceous System
Lower Cretaceous Series
Dakota Formation
Clay, yellowish-gray243

14-9W-32bbb--Sample log of test hole in the NW cor. sec. 32, T. 14 S., R. 9 W., east side of road at fence corner; augered June 14, 1961. Altitude of land surface, 1,618 feet; depth to water, 12.0 feet. Thickness,
feet
Depth,
feet
Quaternary System
Pleistocene Series
Recent and Wisconsinan Stages
Eolian deposits
Silt, clayey, dark-grayish-brown44
Kansan Stage
Sappa and Grand Island Formations
Sand, fine; contains much silt; fine gravel in lower part1923
Clay, silty, light-brown427
Cretaceous System
Lower Cretaceous Series
Dakota Formation
Sandstone, fine- to medium-grained1037

14-9W-33aaa--Sample log of test hole in the NE cor. sec. 33, T. 14 S., R. 9 W., south side of road, 80 feet west of intersection; augered June 15, 1961. Altitude of land surface, 1,630 feet. Thickness,
feet
Depth,
feet
Quaternary System
Pleistocene Series
Recent Stage
Soil22
Kansan Stage
Sappa and Grand Island Formations
Silt, clayey, brown; contains some medium sand46
Sand, fine; contains some coarse sand and fine gravel410
Clay, light- to dark-gray; contains some coarse sand and fine gravel414
Sand, medium to coarse, and fine gravel; contains silt streaks in middle part2842
Cretaceous System
Lower Cretaceous Series
Dakota Formation
Siltstone, light-grayish-yellow345

14-9W-33baa--Sample log of test hole in the NE NE NW sec. 33, T. 14 S., R. 9 W., South side of road at "2-mile line; augered June 15, 1961. Altitude of land surface, 1,642 feet. Thickness,
feet
Depth,
feet
Quaternary System
Pleistocene Series
Recent and Wisconsinan Stages
Silt, dark-grayish-brown33
Kansan Stage
Sappa and Grand Island Formations
Silt, clayey, medium-brown; contains a few large caliche nodules1720
Sand, fine, and fine to medium gravel3454
Cretaceous System
Lower Cretaceous Series
Dakota Formation
Clay, red and light-gray155

14-9W-33bbb--Sample log of test hole in the NW cor. sec. 33, T. 14 S., R. 9 W., east side of road, 85 feet south of intersection; augered June 14, 1961. Altitude of land surface, 1,641 feet; depth to water, 41.0 feet. Thickness,
feet
Depth,
feet
Quaternary System
Pleistocene Series
Recent and Wisconsinan Stages
Eolian deposits
Silt, dark-grayish-brown44
Silt, clayey, medium-grayish-brown59
Kansan Stage
Sappa and Grand Island Formations
Silt, light-grayish-brown; contains coarse sand and fine gravel in lower part413
Silt, greenish-gray; contains much fine sand in lower part1427
Sand, fine to coarse, and fine gravel; contains some silt2350
Cretaceous System
Lower Cretaceous Series
Dakota Formation
Clay, medium-light-gray1565

14-9W-34aaa--Sample log of test hole in the NE cor. sec. 34, T. 14 S., R. 9 W., south side of road, 60 feet west of intersection; augered June 16, 1961. Altitude of land surface, 1,668 feet; dry hole. Thickness,
feet
Depth,
feet
Quaternary System
Pleistocene Series
Nebraskan Stage
Fullerton and Holdrege Formations
Silt, clayey, dark-grayish-brown33
Silt, brown25
Silt, clayey, dark-brown; contains fine sand38
Sand, fine, silty; contains much caliche210
Sand, medium to very coarse; contains some gravel; gravel increases in lower 3 feet1323
Cretaceous System
Lower Cretaceous Series
Dakota Formation
Clay, medium-dark-gray mottled red730
Clay, medium-gray, and much red clay; some iron-cemented nodules1040

14-9W-34baa--Sample log of test hole in the NE NE NW sec. 34, T. 14 S., R. 9 W., south side of road at '/'2-mile line; aug6red June 15, 1961. Altitude of land surface, 1,639 feet. Thickness,
feet
Depth,
feet
Quaternary System
Pleistocene Series
Recent and Wisconsinan Stages
Eolian deposits
Silt, dark-grayish-brown55
Silt, reddish-brown; contains caliche510
Kansan Stage
Sappa and Grand Island Formations
Silt, clayey, light-yellowish-gray; contains caliche515
Silt, reddish-brown; contains fine sand and caliche1025
Silt, reddish-brown, and much Very fine sand1338
Silt and sand1755
Cretaceous System
Lower Cretaceous Series
Dakota Formation
Clay, light-gray and yellowish-orange; contains some red clay1065

14-9W-35cbb--Sample log of test hole in the NW NW SW sec. 35, T. 14 S., R. 9 W., east side of road, 25 feet south of 1/2-mile line; augered June 16, 1961. Altitude of land surface, 1,638 feet; depth to water, 57.5 feet. Thickness,
feet
Depth,
feet
Quaternary System
Pleistocene Series
Nebraskan Stage
Fullerton and Holdrege Formations
Silt, dark-brown; clayey and sandy near bottom1010
Cretaceous System
Lower Cretaceous Series
Dakota Formation
Sandstone, pale-yellowish-gray5666
Clay, medium-gray; some red mottling167

14-10W-7bcc--Sample log of test hole in the SW SW NW sec. 7, T. 14 S., R. 10 W., cast side of road, 64 feet north of 1/2-mile line drilled September 1, 1961. Altitude of land surface, 1,766 feet. Thickness,
feet
Depth,
feet
Soil33
Cretaceous System
Upper Cretaceous Series
Colorado Group
Greenhorn Limestone
Chalk, yellowish-orange; thin bentonite seams36
Graneros Shale
Shale, yellowish-orange in upper part, dark-gray in lower part; contains bentonite at 23 feet and thin sandstone beds below 25 feet2430

14-10W-8ddd--Sample log of test hole in the SE cor. sec. 8, T. 14 S., R. 10 W., west side of road, 30 feet north of intersection; augered June 22,. 1961. Altitude of land surface, 1,744 feet; depth to water, 5.4 feet. Thickness,
feet
Depth,
feet
Quaternary System
Pleistocene Series
Recent and Wisconsinan Stages
Eolian deposits
Soil, silty, dark-grayish-brown22
Silt, olive-gray24
Silt, light-brown; contains residual limestone gravel in lower part711
Cretaceous System
Upper Cretaceous Series
Colorado Group
Greenhorn Limestone
Shale, clayey, calcareous, light-gray and light-brown819

14-10W-13abb--Sample log of test hole in the NW NW NE sec. 13, T. 14 S., R. 10 W., south side of road, 14 feet east of 1/2-mile line; augered August 28, 1961. Altitude of land surface, 1,662 feet. Thickness,
feet
Depth,
feet
Quaternary System
Pleistocene Series
Recent and Wisconsinan Stages
Eolian deposits
Silt, clayey, dark-grayish-brown55
Kansan Stage
Sappa and Grand Island Formations
Silt, light-brown and light-pinkish-gray1520
Clay, very silty, light-brown828
Sand, medium to coarse in upper part grading downward to fine to coarse gravel in lower part2553
Gravel, medium to coarse760
Cretaceous System
Lower Cretaceous Series
Dakota Formation
Sandstone, fine-grained1070
Sandstone and interbedded brown clay1080

14-10W-13bbb--Sample log of test hole in the NW cor. sec. 13, T. 14 S., R. 10 W., east side of road, 116 feet south of intersection; augered August 28, 1961. Altitude of land surface, 1,679 feet; depth to water, 56.0 feet. Thickness,
feet
Depth,
feet
Quaternary System
Pleistocene Series
Recent Stage
Soil66
Kansan Stage
Sappa and Grand Island Formations
Silt, clayey, grayish-brown713
Silt, reddish-brown1730
Sand, very fine to medium; contains material derived from rocks of Cretaceous age4070
Cretaceous System
Lower Cretaceous Series
Dakota Formation
Shale, clayey, dark-gray171

14-10W-14baa--Sample log of test hole in the NE NE NW sec. 14, T. 14 S., R. 10 W., south side of road at 1/2-mile line; augered June 13, 1961. Altitude of land surface, 1,697 feet; dry hole. Thickness,
feet
Depth,
feet
Quaternary System
Pleistocene Series
Recent and Wisconsinan Stages
Eolian deposits
Soil, dark-grayish-brown55
Silt, greenish-gray510
Silt, light-brown; contains caliche pebbles near base1323
Nebraskan Stage
Fullerton and Holdrege Formations
Silt, dark-gray; contains much fine to coarse sand and fine to medium gravel; gravel increases downward1134
Sand, fine to coarse, and fine silty gray gravel438
Cretaceous System
Upper Cretaceous Series
Colorado Group
Greenhorn Limestone
Shale, medium-dark-gray and yellowish-orange240

14-10W-15aaa--Sample log of test hole in the NE cor. sec. 15, T. 14 S., R. 10 W., south side of road at west fence line; augered June 13, 1961. Altitude of land surface, 1,726 feet; dry hole. Thickness,
feet
Depth,
feet
Quaternary System
Pleistocene Series
Recent and Wisconsinan Stages
Eolian deposits
Soil, dark-grayish-brown55
Silt, light-brown1015
Silt, yellowish-gray, some caliche nodules and gravel derived from the Greenhorn Limestone in lower part2035
Cretaceous System
Upper Cretaceous Series
Colorado Group
Greenhorn Limestone
Limestone, chalky, light-yellowish-orange237

14-10W-15baa--Sample log of test hole in the NE NE NW sec. 15, T. 14 S., R. 10 W., south side of road at ',2-mile line; augered June 13, 1961. Altitude of land surface, 1,763 feet; dry hole. Thickness,
feet
Depth,
feet
Quaternary System
Pleistocene Series
Recent and Wisconsinan Stages
Eolian deposits
Silt, dark-grayish-brown, grading downward to brown66
Cretaceous System
Upper Cretaceous Series
Colorado Group
Greenhorn Limestone
Limestone, chalky, yellowish-orange915

14-10W-15bbb--Sample log of test hole in the NW cor. sec. 15, T. 14 S., R. 10 W., south side of road, 35 feet east of intersection; augered June 13, 1961. Altitude of land surface, 1,773 feet; dry hole. Thickness,
feet
Depth,
feet
Quaternary System
Pleistocene Series
Recent and Wisconsinan Stages
Eolian deposits
Silt, clayey, brown; contains a few caliche nodules in lower part55
Cretaceous System
Upper Cretaceous Series
Colorado Group
Greenhorn Limestone
Limestone, chalky, yellowish-orange16

14-10W-16bcc--Sample log of test hole in the SW SW NW sec. 16, T. 14 S., R. 10 W., east side of road at '/2-mile line; augered June 22, 1961. Altitude of land surface, 1,717 feet. Thickness,
feet
Depth,
feet
Quaternary System
Pleistocene Series
Recent and Wisconsinan Stages
Eolian deposits
Silt, dark-grayish-brown44
Silt, clayey, medium-brown; contains some gravel derived from rocks of Cretaceous age near base1115
Cretaceous System
Upper Cretaceous Series
Colorado Group
Greenhorn Limestone
Shale, light-yellowish-orange419

14-10W-20add--Sample log of test hole in the SE SE NE sec. 20, T. 14 S., R. 10 W., west side of road at 1/2-mile line; augered June 21, 1961. Altitude of land surface, 1,684 feet. Thickness,
feet
Depth,
feet
Quaternary System
Pleistocene Series
Kansan Stage
Sappa and Grand Island Formations
Silt, slightly clayey, medium-light-brown; contains caliche nodules1818
Sand, fine, very silty, brown422
Sand, medium to very coarse; contains some gravel1638
Sand, medium to very coarse and fine gravel1654
Sand, coarse to very coarse; contains some fine silty gravel near base1266
Cretaceous System
Lower Cretaceous Series
Dakota Formation
Clay, light-gray, mottled grayish-brown268

14-10W-20bcb--Sample log of test hole in the NW SW NW sec. 20, T. 14 S., R. 10 W., near fence corner at southeast corner of intersection; augered October 30, 1956. Altitude of land surface, 1,682 feet; depth to water, July 14, 1961, 41.9 feet. Thickness,
feet
Depth,
feet
Quaternary System
Pleistocene Series
Kansan Stage
Grand Island Formation
Silt, compact, clayey, dark-brown1212
Silt, clayey and sandy, light-tan517
Sand, coarse522
Sand, fine to medium, silty325
Sand, fine to coarse732
Sand, fine to coarse, very silty, tan739
Sand, fine to coarse; contains some fine gravel241
Sand, fine to coarse, contains some gravel and pebbles243
Sand, fine to medium952
Cretaceous System
Lower Cretaceous Series
Dakota Formation
Shale, clayey, dark-gray153

14-10W-21bbb--Sample log of test hole in the NW cor. sec. 21, T. 14 S., R. 10 W., east side of road, 40 feet south of intersection; augered June 22, 1961. Altitude of land surface, 1,701 feet; depth to water, 16.7 feet. Thickness,
feet
Depth,
feet
Quaternary System
Pleistocene Series
Recent and Wisconsinan Stages
Eolian deposits
Silt, dark-grayish-brown, clayey44
Nebraskan Stage
Fullerton and Holdrege Formations
Silt, clayey, light-brown; contains some fine sand and caliche59
Silt, clayey, medium-brown; contains medium to coarse sand3241
Cretaceous System
Upper Cretaceous Series
Colorado Group
Greenhorn Limestone
Shale, clayey, medium-dark-gray647

14-10W-29aaa--Sample log of test hole in the NE cor. sec. 29, T. 14 S., R. 10 W., west side of road, 80 feet South of intersection; augered June 21, 1961. Altitude of land surface, 1,664 feet. Thickness,
feet
Depth,
feet
Quaternary System
Pleistocene Series
Recent and Wisconsinan Stages
Eolian deposits
Silt, medium-brown44
Kansan Stage
Sappa and Grand Island Formations
Sand, medium to very coarse59
Sand, medium to very coarse; contains some very fine gravel514
Sand, medium to very coarse; contains fine to medium gravel2034
Cretaceous System
Lower Cretaceous Series
Dakota Formation
Clay, medium-light-gray438

14-10W-29add--Sample log of test hole in the SE SE NE sec. 29, T. 14 S., R. 10 W., west side of road at "2-mile line; augered June 21, 1961. Altitude of land surface, 1,633 feet; depth to water, 7.0 feet. Thickness,
feet
Depth,
feet
Quaternary System
Pleistocene Series
Recent and Wisconsinan Stages
Eolian deposits
Silt, dark-grayish-brown55
Kansan Stage
Sappa and Grand Island Formations
Sand, fine to very coarse; contains some silt49
Sand, medium to coarse918
Cretaceous System
Lower Cretaceous Series
Dakota Formation
Siltstone, light-gray, mottled red624

14-10W-31cda--Sample log of test hole in the NE SE SW sec. 31, T. 14 S., R. 10 W., center of road at north pier of bridge; drilled by O. S. Fent, May 21, 1957. Altitude of land surface, 1,594.1 feet. Thickness,
feet
Depth,
feet
Quaternary System
Pleistocene Series
Recent and Wisconsinan Stages
Fluvial deposits
Silt, sandy, grayish-brown3.53.5
Sand, medium and fine, and light-gray silt12.516
Silt, soft, sandy, gray319
Gravel, fine to medium, and coarse to fine sand524
Wood0.524.5
Gravel, fine to medium, and coarse to fine sand226.5
Cretaceous System
Lower Cretaceous Series
Dakota Formation
Shale, clayey, very hard, light-gray; contains thin sandstone and siltstone beds632.5

14-10W-32aaa--Sample log of test hole in the NE cor. sec. 32, T. 14 S., R. 10 W., west side of road, 35 feet south of section line; augered June 21, 1961. Altitude of land surface, 1,622 feet. Thickness,
feet
Depth,
feet
Quaternary System
Pleistocene Series
Recent Stage
Silt, sandy, dark-grayish-brown11
Kansan Stage
Sappa and Grand Island Formations
Sand, coarse to very coarse; contains some fine to coarse gravel89
Cretaceous System
Lower Cretaceous Series
Dakota Formation
Clay, yellowish-orange and medium- to light-gray211

14-10W-32daa--Sample log of test hole in the NE NE SE sec. 32, T. 14 S., R. 10 W., center of road, 130 feet south of 1/2-mile line; augered June 21, 1961. Altitude of land surface, 1,568 feet; depth to water, 7.0 feet. Thickness,
feet
Depth,
feet
Quaternary System
Pleistocene Series
Wisconsinan Stage
Fluvial deposits (terrace)
Silt, dark-grayish-brown44
Sand, fine; contains much silt59
Silt, clayey, dark-brown514
Sand, fine to medium, silty519
Sand, coarse to very coarse, and fine to medium gravel1332
Cretaceous System
Lower Cretaceous Series
Dakota Formation
Clay, light-gray133

14-10W-32ddd--Sample log of test hole in the SE cor. sec. 32, T. 14 S., R. 10 W., west side of road, 30 feet north of intersection; augered June 21, 1961. Altitude of land surface, 1,628 feet. Thickness,
feet
Depth,
feet
Quaternary System
Pleistocene Series
Recent and Wisconsinan Stages
Eolian deposits
Silt, clayey, dark-grayish-brown66
Kansan Stage
Sappa and Grand Island Formations
Sand, coarse to very coarse, and fine to very coarse gravel915
Cretaceous System
Lower Cretaceous Series
Dakota Formation
Sandstone, fine-grained, and interbedded grayish-yellow shale318

T. 14 S. || T. 15 S. || T. 16 S. || T. 17 S.


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